I FINALLY had time to finish this! Sorry it took so long. Not only was this chapter extremely long, because the actual fairy tail is long as well, but I also had a BUTT TON of homework. I love how this turned out and I can't wait to see what you guys think of it. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't know any more fun ways to say I don't own Fairy Tail...

The sound of someone knocking on the giant mansion doors resounded throughout the building. The master of the house, Gajeel, was displeased at having his afternoon interrupted. Walking to the front door, he opened it to reveal an old woman in blue standing in the rain with a faded pink umbrella doing a poor job of keeping her dry. "Please, have mercy and grant me a night to stay." Gajeel, bitter and disgusted at the old woman's appearance, rudely denied her a place to stay. That's when she stood up tall, her hair turning blue and all traces of balding disappeared. She continued to change until a the beautiful goddess of rain and mercy stood before the man. He hurriedly tried to make amends with her, inviting her to stay as long as she liked ant take advantage of every hospitality he had to offer but it was all in vain. "Juvia is the goddess of mercy, so to teach you mercy, Juvia shall cast a spell on you. If you find someone who you can love and who can love you back, the spell will break. Remember, if Juvia were not the goddess you had offended, you would likely be dead." She disappeared, leaving behind a single red rose and her voice echoed in the mansion, "Break this curse by your 25th birthday or it shall never go away." Pain rippled through Gajeel's body as it morphed into that of a terrifying black beast...

Levi walked around town and greeted everyone that she meet on her way to the book store. They were all kind to her but whispered behind her back. She had refused Jet's proposal YET again. Any girl would've killed to be proposed to by him yet time and time again she refused him. She even read books often. Women rarely ever read unless it was a cook book, never the books that Levi read. Levi obliviously continued on her way, not noticing the words spoken when she couldn't hear. Arriving at the book store, she walked up to it's owner and greeted him. Reedus was the only one who didn't say rude things about her, he very much enjoyed the company of the intellectual and gentle 20 year old girl. (A/N: I know that Belle was much younger but I think 20 is a better age to get married then like 16 or something) Levi grabbed a book she had borrowed many times and brought it to the counter. She passed the money to Reedus, "Father made a big profit with his most recent shipment of goods so he gave me the money to buy this book." Reedus just placed the money back in her hands and winked at her. She excitedly hugged him and, with many thanks, left the shop and ran back to her home to start reading immediately. She was still reading when her father, Makarov, walked in. "I'm home, I see you bought the book." Levi smiled, "Reedus actually gave it to me, here's the money." He saw his daughter was absolutely beaming and that made him chuckle. "Since I still have the money, I should get you something if you want. The next shipment will go out soon so I can order something for you while I'm on my trade routs." Levi thought for a moment, there wasn't anything that she wanted and she knew her father needed to save money in case something went wrong. Even if she did ask for nothing he would still get her something despite that. "A single red rose." Her father looked at her with affection, "I shall get you the most beautiful red rose to be found." The next morning her father for the docks.

about a month passed of Levi's father's absence. 'He will be coming home soon' Levi thought, knowing he would not return until the trading had been taken care of thoroughly. She did not know, however, that prices were dropping everywhere because the recent wars had caused the economy of all the kingdoms to become very poor. Her father, depressed from being unable to get his daughter even a single rose, became lost in the forest. Arriving at a mansion in the woods, he decided to try and find a place to stay. When he knocked on the door, it opened to reveal an empty room except a table covered in food. Makarov hastily tied his horse up in the stable with oats, unaware at how easily the horse could escape if spooked. Makarov feasted until he was full. Wandering into the garden, he found a rose bush. They were red and were magnificent in the pale moon light. He smiled and took one, eager to present it to his daughter. Then he felt an ominous presence behind him. Before he could turn around, he was already unconscious and being dragged into a cell in the mansion's basement. The front door of the mansion slammed shut, spooking the horse, and it ran out of the stable and strait to home.

Levi discovered her father's horse grazing in their front yard lazily. Levi had started to worry about her father's lateness, with the sight of his horse without him, that worry turned into fear and then panic. She jumped onto her own horse after securing her father's in the stable with food. She rode off into the forest to search for her father. Levi was starting to assume the worst as night fell. She happened upon a mansion, cold, hungry, tired, and scared. She walked into the mansion and heard a voice she swore was her father's. "HELP!" It was very distant but echoed throughout the huge expanse of empty space. She ran toward the voice she heard and wound up in a basement full of cells. All of them were empty except for one. "Father!" Levi ran up to the one occupied cell in the dark room. "Levi, I beg of you, you must leave now! There is a beast in this mansion, you must save yourself." She couldn't believe what she was hearing, a beast in the mansion? There was a low growl behind her. Levi turned around slowly around until she found herself face to face with a midnight black beast she whimpered in fear. "GET OUT!" The roar was powerful and shook the room, causing the poor girl to cower even more. "N-No! Not without father!" The beast turned his head to the man in the cell. "You may save him, promise to stay here with me forever and I will set him free." Levi set her face with determination. "No, Levi, you mustn't put yourself in danger! I'm an old man, I've lived my life. You should save yourself while you can." Levi shook her head, "No father," then she turned to the beast, "I accept." With a nod the beast opened up the cage and grabbed the short man by his clothes, dragged him out of the mansion, and threw him into the carriage waiting outside which, without being pulled by horses or controlled by a person, moved towards the village Levi and Makarov lived in. Levi burst into tears as soon as the beast had taken her father. He returned shortly however and lead her to her room. There she fell asleep upon the bed, soaking the pillows in tears. She awoke to a gentle female voice next to her bed. Levi looked up to see a beautiful white dresser. The strange thing about the dresser is that it had a face and spoke. Levi was sure it was just her sleepiness that imagined the voice but it then spoke again, "Wake up milady, we must get you dressed for lunch with the master." "AH!" Levi jumped back in fear which caused her to fall off the bed. The dresser giggled (yes giggled) "Are you ok milady?" "Y-y-you SPOKE?!" The dresser giggled again, "Oh my, I guess it is quite strange isn't it? Yes I spoke." Levi slowly got up and walked around the bed. She stopped when she stood in front of the dresser. "Who are you?" "I'm Mirajane, pleased to meet you." "P-pleasure's all mine." "Now, let us get you dressed."

Walking through the hallway in the elegant red dress, that Mirajane had instructed her to put on, Levi felt like a princess. She was being led by a golden candelabra with pink jewels and a silver clock with black and blue jewels. Levi tried to recall their names, She believed the clock was named Gray, quite easy to remember. The candelabra had a more difficult to remember name. "Excuse me sir, what is your name? I apologize for forgetting it." The candelabra stopped and turned towards the girl, "Me or the clock-block?" Levi couldn't help but cringe at the insult, "Y-you, sir." "What did you say flame-brain?" Then the two... Levi wondered what she should call them... started to fight. Levi cleared her throat, "So, your name sir?" "Natsu." "Let's save this stupid fight for later, we have to lead her to Master." They continued to the dinning hall.

Many weeks had passed and Levi had all her meals with the master of the house, who she later learned to be named Gajeel, which always ended in Levi storming out of the dinning hall in rage. Despite that, Levi found herself captivated by the strange beast. One day she was talking with Mirajane and she asked about the story of the mansion. When Mirajane told her about the story, Levi couldn't help but feel sorry for everyone. The weeks slipped by slowly as Levi meet many new people in the mansion. After hearing the story, she satisfied herself with calling everyone 'people.' She meet Wendy, a sweet little teacup with a chip in it, happy the footstool, Lisanna, a tea pot and Mirajane's sister, Erza, the stove in the kitchen, and many others. She also began to grow closer to Gajeel. They would talk and walk outside. Gajeel once showed Levi the library and the girl gasped in wonder and awe. Soon Levi found that she had fallen deeply for the beast. Despite his frightening appearance and hard exterior, he was incredibly kind deep inside and showed it every time he did little things for the blue haired girl that took her breath away. She had been away from her village for 4 months by then and she was unaware of how Jet had meet with her incredibly distressed father. Makarov wandered the village calling for help and going on about a beast taking his daughter. Jet, wanting to rescue the girl since he believed that would finally make her fall for him, spent the last 4 months amounting a frightening force to go against this beast.

It was a peaceful day for Gajeel and Levi as the girl read in the library and Gajeel sat with her, listening as she read aloud. It was drizzling softly outside and the breeze ruffled through the trees in the forest creating a slightly enchanting sound. The brightly lit and elegant library was warm and welcoming. Gajeel suddenly sat up attentively. "Gajeel? Is everything all right?" "I heard something..." Levi strained her ears in an attempt to catch the sound that Gajeel claimed to heard. She heard something feint and would have dismissed it as nothing if Gajeel hadn't said something, "There it is again!" Levi was now sitting up as well. Her eyes caught sight of several weak glows in the forest and heading towards the mansion. Levi and Gajeel stood at the window for a long time and waited until the lights emerged at the edge of the clearing that the mansion sat in. There were about 250 men, all from Levi's village, standing there with Jet leading. Over half of the men carried torches which sputtered in the light shower. The most frightening thing was their cry of rage when they spotted the mansion. Levi just knew this would not turn out good. The men barged into the mansion and ran throughout it. They were held back by the inhabitants of the mansion standing in their way. Downstairs chaotic as Gajeel grabbed Levi's hand and dragged her towards the forbidden tower. "G-Gajeel! Where are we going?" Gajeel didn't reply, he simply ran faster. They reached the top of the stairs and Gajeel opened the door and pulled Levi inside the room with him. Levi looked around the room and found it bare except a small round table in the center of the room with a single red rose floating above it in a glass display. It glowed and sparkled as a petal fell, adding to the growing pile of dead brown petals underneath. "What's that?" Levi remembered Mirajane tell her the story but that couldn't be 'the rose.' "It's proof of my curse, I'm sure one of my servants already told you." Levi stared at the flower in awe. She slowly walked up to it and removed the glass covering it. Delicately she grabbed the stem and smelled the bud. "Do you know how rid yourself of the curse? Mirajane never said." "I must learn to love and I must be loved back by the same person. I have learned to love but since I'm still like this, the love is not returned or not expressed." Levi turned slowly to face the beast. Placing a hand on his face, she whispered, "You are loved, I just haven't told you. I love you." The rose in Levi's other hand glowed even more brightly as it turned into pure light and slipped up her arm. It split into two as one ray of light traveled across her shoulders and over her other arm. It reached her fingers and then proceeded to dance around Gajeel. The second light went down Levi's back and leg. It reached her feet then wound up and around the beast himself. The light joined together and engulfed Gajeel. It light up the entire tower with a bright blue light. The light subsided and the rain dropped. Juvia retreated from the mansion, her goal achieved after all those many years. She departed with a smile and melted into the puddle at her feet. Before Levi stood a handsome man with long black hair and Levi knew who it was in an instant. "Gajeel!" She jumped into his arms and he held her close. They stood there for a while until a crash was heard and a jealous Jet forcefully pulled Levi out of Gajeel's arms. Levi somehow got thrown aside and the two men were attacking each other in an instant. They fought with their hands until Gajeel overpowered the smaller man. "GO! Leave this place with your men and leave us in peace." Jet was terrified. No one had ever overpowered him before and the black haired man had done it so easily. The coward ran. Levi turned to the window to see all the men running. Jet had been the first to run and by far the fastest. With their leader running in fear, every other man also lost their bravery and gave in to the fear. Levi ran downstairs to find many people standing around observing themselves in wonder. Yes human people, not various moving and talking furniture and objects. Levi was overjoyed to find everyone free from the curse. A cat was excitedly running around with a blue haired girl not far behind. There were people she recognized slightly from knowing their other forms for so long. They rejoiced with a brilliant ball. Lucy and Natsu (previously the feather duster and candelabra) were incredibly happy as they celebrated and danced with each other. Smiles were on everyone's faces. Only 6 months later Gajeel and Lucy married. They lived happily ever after.

How was that? It was soooooo long!